Neighbor a bit unhappy with his truck

proxim2020 wrote:
X2. I had to laugh at the comments about how he ruined his paint job. Unless the vehicle was in bad shape before, you normally can get spray paint off pretty easily. I've seen guys buff out spray paint by hand with a clay bar or a cleaner wax. Just about any detailer worth their weight can remove it quickly with their pro tools and chemicals. I suspect this guy knew what he was doing before he started spraying.

My thoughts exactly. It'll take some work, but you can remove anything that dries on TOP of the clear coat, like this spray paint did. If he used plasti-dip, or a similar product, it'll peel right off.

Ralph Cramden wrote:
The bottom line is the guy is probably an *******, and was just annoyed with the effects of active fuel management (cylinder deactivation) or just one of those whose mantra is everything is always the fault of others. You have all kinds. My brother in law who is an independent mechanic did a 4 wheel brake job on a 1996 F150, and two weeks later the guy threw a rod through the side of the block. The idiot blamed it on the brake job, and took him to small claims court lol. I sat in for the entertainment value, the local magistrate was almost in tears laughing at the moron while tossing it out.

You are probably right too. I can tell you I HATED the cylinder deactivation feeling on GM products. I had a company vehicle that had that and it was terrible. The car felt and sounded like it was lugging. It had an annoying pitch to the exhaust and I felt a slight vibration. It was operating just the way they designed it... but I didn't like it. If I was buying a truck with that feature, I would surely test it out FIRST...